Putin will run for president of Russia again

On April 5, Putin signed a law that allows him to potentially stay in power until 2036

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Putin, Photo: Reuters
Putin, Photo: Reuters
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will run for office again in elections scheduled for March 17, 2024.

State news agency TASS quoted Putin on December 8 as saying he would run after attending a ceremony in the Kremlin.

At the event, soldiers who fought in Ukraine were awarded Russia's highest military honor, the Gold Star of the Hero of Russia.

Putin, who was handed over as president by Boris Yeltsin on the last day of 1999, has already been president longer than any other Russian ruler since Joseph Stalin, surpassing even Leonid Brezhnev's 18-year tenure.

On April 5, Putin signed a law that allows him to potentially stay in power until 2036.

The law, which was recently passed by both houses of parliament, aligns national election laws with constitutional changes voted by citizens last year.

One of the constitutional changes allows Putin to be re-elected when his current term expires in 2024, as well as in 2030 if he so chooses.

Putin is the highest-profile defendant sought by the International Criminal Court in its more than two-decade-long history.

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